Lock-faucet



(ModeL) P. 0. LILLIS.

LOOK FAUGBT.

No. 247,506. Patented Sept". 27,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK C. LILLIS, OF LOOKPORT, NEW YORK.

LOCK-FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,506, datedSeptember 27, 1881.

Application filed June 27,1881. (ModeL) I To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, FRANK G. LILLIS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Lockport,in the county of Niagara and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lock-Faucets;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification, and in whichFigure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section, and Fig. 2 is an enlargeddetached side elevation of the valve and screw-stem.

A represents the barrel or body of the fancet, provided with a spout,13, secured to the barrel by any suitable means and communicating with abore, 0, extending from end to end of the barrel. The bore 0 is enlargedto any required diameter from the outer end of the barrel to a suitabledistance beyond the entrance of the spout B. At this point a thread ofsuitable pitch and length is cutin the bore,

and a threaded flanged bushing, D, inserted to clamp a washer, E, of thesame diameter as the enlarged part of the bore, and hold it secure inplace as the seat of the valve F. The valve F has a diametercorresponding to that of the enlargedpart of the bore, and has acircular groove on its face to receive the flanged end of the bushing Dand permit the rim of the valve to rest upon the washer E. The valve Fhas a screw-stem, Gr, projecting from the' center of its back that Worksin a fixed circular nut H, that fits the enlarged part of the boresnugly, and is secured in place a suitable distance in front of thespout B by two screws, to and b, that pass through the sides of thebarrel ot' the faucet and into the nut.

In front of the nut H a rubber packing, I, is placed, surrounding thestem G and snugly fitting the diameter of the enlarged part of the bore0, preventing the escape of any fluid that might otherwise follow thestem or the sides of the bore.

In front of the packing a wooden thimble, K, is placedand glued to theinside of the bore. This secures all parts in place and leaves ampleroom for" the end of the stem to receive the key, which may be of anydesired suitable form or construction.

In closing this faucet the rim of the "alve will be received by thewasher and embedded sufficiently therein to make it fluid-tight, for allordinary purposes.

, Having thus described my invention,I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a lock-faucet, the combination of the barrel A,bushing D, and washer E, forming a valve-seat, substantially as shownand described.

2. In a lock-faucet, the combination of the barrel A, thimble K, packingI, nut H, and stem G, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, in a lock-faucet, of a barrel A, nut H, stern G, andvalve F with the bushingDandwasherE,substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK O. LILLIS.

Witnesses:

E. W. BoeEEs, D. G. VAN DUsEN.

